Believe You Me (Ombre album)

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Believe You Me
Studio album by
Ombre
ReleasedAugust 21, 2012 (2012-08-21)
Recorded2012 [1]
StudioIsland Universe Space (Brooklyn, New York) [1]
Length36:19
Label Asthmatic Kitty

Believe You Me is the debut studio album by Ombre, an American music duo of Julianna Barwick and Helado Negro. It was released on August 21, 2012, through Asthmatic Kitty. [2] It received generally favorable reviews from critics. [3]

Contents

Background

Ombre consists of Julianna Barwick and Helado Negro. [4] Believe You Me is the duo's debut record. [5] Unlike her previous work, Barwick plays guitar, vibraphone, electric piano, and synthesizer on the album. [6] A music video was released for the track "Cara Falsa". [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Consequence Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [9]
The Line of Best Fit 6/10 [10]
Pitchfork 7.1/10 [11]
PopMatters 8/10 [12]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Believe You Me received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from 10 critic scores. [3]

Mike Diver of BBC commented that "Negro's psychedelic leanings are balanced by Barwick's more spectral, somewhat sacred stylings, the results never feeling forced." [13] Philip Majorins of PopMatters stated, "A rich wall of ambience is invoked and sustained over the course of ten tracks that last just over 35 minutes." [12] K. Ross Hoffman of AllMusic called the album "loose, exploratory, warmly generous and open-minded, eager to share and learn, but still with a slight sense of polite restraint." [7] Adam Kivel of Consequence stated, "Dream pop may be a genre du jour, but few produce material quite so dreamy as Believe You Me." [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Julianna Barwick and Helado Negro.

Believe You Me track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Noche Brilla"2:30
2."Weight Those Words"3:22
3."Vistate"5:20
4."Dawning"5:01
5."Sense"3:54
6."Tormentas"5:04
7."Cara Falsa"3:35
8."The Nod"4:06
9."Pausa Primera"1:28
10."Noche Brilla Pt. 2"1:57
Total length:36:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Believe You Me | OMBRE". Bandcamp . Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ "OMBRE's Believe You Me is Out Today". Asthmatic Kitty . August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Believe You Me by Ombre". Metacritic . Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Adams, Gregory (June 6, 2012). "Julianna Barwick and Helado Negro Join Forces as Ombre". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Reese, Nathan (July 24, 2012). "Exclusive Video Premiere: Cara Falsa by OMBRE". Interview . Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ Minsker, Evan (June 6, 2012). "Julianna Barwick and Helado Negro Team as OMBRE". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Hoffman, K. Ross. "Believe You Me - Ombre". AllMusic . Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Kivel, Adam (August 24, 2012). "Album Review: OMBRE – Believe You Me". Consequence . Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ Cooper-Gavin, Dan (August 24, 2012). "Album Review: Ombre - Believe You Me". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ Hall, Michael James (August 23, 2012). "Ombre – Believe You Me". The Line of Best Fit . Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ Zoladz, Lindsay (August 29, 2012). "OMBRE: Believe You Me". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Majorins, Philip (September 7, 2012). "OMBRE: Believe You Me". PopMatters . Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  13. ↑ Diver, Mike (August 14, 2012). "Music - Review of OMBRE - Believe You Me". BBC . Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
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